Men of Character: Abraham

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“Problems often begin with our eyes. It's what we see that leads us to make wrong decisions. How true this was of Lot” (source)

“These people worshiped many gods, particularly nature gods. In the center of Ur was a large temple, called a ziggurat, where the people worshiped their chief deity, a moon god called Nanna.” (source)

“When Abraham and Sarah crossed the border into Egypt, Pharaoh's spies quickly spotted Sarah. Her natural beauty plus her distinctive foreign features made her an easy target for money-hungry men who were also working hard for some special favor with the king of Egypt. Furthermore, it's a fact of history that Egyptian men were not as attracted to Egyptian women as much as they were attracted to women outside of their own culture. Insensitive and selfish, they believed their own women faded early. As much as we detest this kind of male thinking, it's was the reality of Abraham's day.¹ Unfortunately, we see this happening in American culture when an older man divorces his lifetime mate and marries a younger woman we often refer to as a trophy wife.” (source)

“It is primarily the revealed Word of God that directs us in our lives today. In this sense we have a great advantage over Abraham who only heard from God periodically.” (source)

“But what is so encouraging, God patiently helped this couple to learn from those mistakes.” (source)